moschate

[ mos-keyt, -kit ]
/ ˈmɒs keɪt, -kɪt /

adjective

having a musky smell.

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Origin of moschate

1820–30; < New Latin moschātus, equivalent to Medieval Latin mosch(us) musk + Latin -ātus -ate1

Words nearby moschate

mosaicism, mosaicist, mosasaur, mosbacher, mosby, moschate, moschatel, mosconi, moscow, moscow art theater, moscow mule
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